Freedom Arms' biggest big bore: the 1/2"-bore fan gets a new cartridge and a stellar one it is.

From: Guns Magazine | Date: April 1, 2006 | Copyright information

The latest entry in today's towering line of 1/2" big bores is from Freedom Arms and it is their very own proprietary cartridge--the .500 Wyoming Express, chambered in a five-shot Model 83. Although they did not know it at the time, readers got their first glimpse of the .500 WE labeled as a soon to arrive "'mystery cartridge" in the 2005 Gun Digest, That picture was taken in February 2004. which gives some indication of the fact the .500 WE did not happen overnight It actually took several years to bring this largest Freedom Arms cartridge and sixgun combination to fruition.

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